Armenian citizenship by marriage

The Law of the Republic of Armenia on the Citizenship of the Republic of Armenia provides respective ground to get Armenian citizenship by marriage. Any person married with an Armenian citizen shall be able to get citizenship without compliance any special requirements such as knowledge of Armenian language and minimum term residing conditions.

There is also a relevant option to get Armenian citizenship straightforward if a person has a child who is an Armenian citizen.

Article 13: Acceptance into the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia (Naturalization)
Any person 18 years of age, capable of working (with the exception of the case where a person who has been declared incapacitated receives the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia ),residing (staying) in another state or residing (staying) legally in the Republic of Armenia can apply to be accepted into the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia, if he or she  is married to a citizen of the Republic of Armenia or has a child who is an Armenian citizen.( without fulfilling any requirements).

For Armenian citizens.

The marriage of the citizen of the Republic of Armenia to a foreigner does not perfunctorily result in loss of the citizenship of the Republic of Armenia.
Changing of the citizenship of one of the spouses does not cause a change of the citizenship of the other spouse.

Updates:

Conditions for acquiring Armenian citizenship based on marriage have been tightened

The dissolution of marriage in the republic of Armenia

 

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